“I could go at any time. I’m not here to listen to people curse me,” he said.

And Gray claims, should Wenger leave the north London side, Mancini could be the man to fill his shoes.

“If Arsenal are looking for a successful manager from the continent, to add a little bit of steel, then I could understand the logic [of appointing Mancini],” he told talkSPORT. “He’s very experienced. He’s won the Serie A title and the Premier League, so he knows how to get that done.

“He’s a little more pragmatic in his style than Arsene, maybe that would make Arsenal better. It’s an interesting thought.”